St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-18
THE BALD KNOBRERS.
another Batch of Arrests-.Church
Members Turn Assassius.

OZARK, Mo-, March 17.-Eleven more
members of the Bald Knobbers' organization
were arrested yesterday, making nineteen
in all now under arrest and confined here.
These prisoners are believed to include the
leading spirits of the gang and also ma
jOrity of the masked band concerned in the
murder Of William Eden and Charles Green.
Dave Walker, the leader. OF commander ill
chief, as he is called, of the Bald Knobbers,
is a married man. and member of the
Baptist church. is among those arrested, as
also are Z. o. Simmons, Baptist preacher,
Joseph Hyde and William Abbot. members
of the Baptist church. The other prison.
ers are generally farmers and most of them
married, varying in age from 10 to 81 years.
Joseph Inman, one of the arrested.
MADE A CONFESSION YESTERDAY
afternoon, giving much information to the
authorities regarding the organization, and
telling how the killing of Green and Eden
came about. He said that on last Friday
night some thirty or forty members of the
Bald knobbers' company. to which he be-
longs. were called together by Dave
Walker, its chief, to go down to Swan
Green and pour out some illicit whisky
which was sold by Bucky Bill Roberts.
Some OF the gang were mounted and some
were on foot, and as the road was bad and
the distance four miles, Chief Walker told
the unm0unted men that they could 90
home and that he and those who had
horses would look after the Roberts matter
When the party got near Eden'S house
some OF the young men proposed to go
there and ''have some fun," and started for
the house, headed by William Walker. son
of Chief Walker. The latter called them
back ank tried to persuade them not to CO.
but they gave no heed to his commands, and
went to Eden's house, where they smashed
in the doors and windows and killed young
Eden and Green. Walker was shot in the
assault on the house and left his shot gun
and mask in Eden's yard. He was
CARRIED HOME BY HIS FATHER,
and is now believed to be concealed in the
woods. He is said to be seriously if not
fatally wounded. having received ball in
the groin, supposed to have been fired by
Elder Eden when his doors were broken
down. Inman did not get to the Eden
house and did not know that anybody had
been killed, but heard the firing, and
thought some of the family had been hurt.
AS soon as this confession was made
Sheriff johnson handcutfed the men most
seriously criminated by Inman, and they
were greatly overcome when they heard
that Inman had confessed. Preacher Sim
mons was one of those who attacked Edens
house. A strong guard has been placed
over the prisoners, as it is apprehended the
Bald KnobberS will attempt to rescue them.
Inman has been sent to the Springfield jail
at his own urgent request, he being in men
tai terror of being lynched. He says he
joined the organization under protest, be-
ing forced at the muzzle of shotgun, with
a rope around his neck. to swear allegiance
to the fraternity. He has no sympathy with
the band, and has attended their meetings
because he was afraid to refuse to do so.
1t is believed by good citizens of the county
that the arrest of these men and their trial
will break up the organization. and every
effort will be made to that end